Scattered severe thunderstorms affected portions of west Texas during the late afternoon and evening hours of the 5th. This activity developed south of a weak frontal boundary and dryline triple point that was located over the northwestern Permian Basin. Thunderstorms from the northwest basin southward to the Big Bend produced large hail and damaging winds. No significant damage was reported.Meanwhile, a complex of supercell thunderstorms over the northeastern Permian Basin became tornadic as they interacted with the frontal boundary.

Hail in PRESIDIO, TEXAS
From 05-JUN-05 20:30:00 to 05-JUN-05 20:30:00 (CST)
Location: MARFA
Magnitude: 0.88 
Property damage: 0
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC

Motorists traveling along U.S. Highway 90 reported nickel size hail just west of Paisano Pass in far northeastern Presidio County.

Hail in BREWSTER, TEXAS
From 05-JUN-05 20:45:00 to 05-JUN-05 20:45:00 (CST)
Location: ALPINE
Magnitude: 0.88 
Property damage: 0
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC

Motorists reported nickel size hail along Texas Highway 118 south of Alpine.

Hail in GAINES, TEXAS
From 05-JUN-05 21:29:00 to 05-JUN-05 21:29:00 (CST)
Location: SEAGRAVES
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

Local emergency management officials reported quarter size hail along U.S. Highway 385 south of Seagraves.

Hail in BREWSTER, TEXAS
From 05-JUN-05 19:15:00 to 05-JUN-05 19:35:00 (CST)
Location: PANTHER JUNCTION
Magnitude: 0.88 
Property damage: 0
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: PARK/FOREST SERVICE

National Park Service rangers reported nickel size hail at the entrance to Big Bend National Park at Persimmon Gap. The hail persisted for twenty minutes.

Hail in WARD, TEXAS
From 05-JUN-05 17:36:00 to 05-JUN-05 17:36:00 (CST)
Location: PYOTE
Magnitude: 0.75 
Property damage: 0
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

A severe thunderstorm produced penny size hail in Pyote.

Hail in BREWSTER, TEXAS
From 05-JUN-05 18:30:00 to 05-JUN-05 18:37:00 (CST)
Location: ALPINE
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC

Several reports were received of nickel to quarter size hail as a severe storm tracked south of Alpine.

Hail in WINKLER, TEXAS
From 05-JUN-05 18:45:00 to 05-JUN-05 18:45:00 (CST)
Location: KERMIT
Magnitude: 0.88 
Property damage: 0
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Nickel size hail was reported along Texas Highway 302 east of Kermit.

Hail in WINKLER, TEXAS
From 05-JUN-05 19:15:00 to 05-JUN-05 19:50:00 (CST)
Location: KERMIT
Magnitude: 0.88 
Property damage: 0
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

A second thunderstorm affected areas along Texas Highway 302 west of Kermit. This storm also produced nickel size hail.

Hail in BREWSTER, TEXAS
From 05-JUN-05 17:08:00 to 05-JUN-05 17:22:00 (CST)
Location: PANTHER JUNCTION
Magnitude: 1.75 
Property damage: 0
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: PARK/FOREST SERVICE

Park rangers also reported that hail up to the size of golfballs accompanied the storm along the Rio Grande from near Rio Grande Village to Heath Canyon. The large hail generally remained over open rangeland in the eastern parts of the Big Bend National Park. No damage resulted.

Thunderstorm Wind in BREWSTER, TEXAS
From 05-JUN-05 16:57:00 to 05-JUN-05 16:57:00 (CST)
Location: PANTHER JUNCTION
Magnitude: 52 EG
Property damage: 0
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: PARK/FOREST SERVICE

National Park Service rangers reported damaging thunderstorm winds that downed a large tree in Rio Grande Village, in the eastern part of Big Bend National Park. The severe winds were followed by large hail.